Iraq

Suicide bomber kills 10 people in north of Baghdad

BAQUBA, IRAQ: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near a checkpoint north of Baghdad… Read More

Islamic State suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 15 people… Read More

Iraq seeks to speed up death penalty implementation

BAGHDAD: Iraq's prime minister is seeking to speed up the implementation of death sentences, his office… Read More

Baton Rouge shooter was ex-Marine who denied ties to any group

WASHINGTON: The gunman who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was… Read More

Iraq’s marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

BAGHDAD: A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and… Read More

Islamic State says ‘minister of war’ Shishani killed

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Abu Omar Al-Shishani, who the Pentagon described as Islamic State's "minister of war",… Read More

Islamic State suicide bomber kills four at Iraq checkpoint

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a checkpoint near Baghdad on Wednesday,… Read More

Global Eid 2016 celebrations in pictures

Happy Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month… Read More

IMF sets $5.3 billion program for Iraq

WASHINGTON: The IMF announced a $5.34 billion program for Iraq on Thursday to help strengthen… Read More

Islamic State kills 30 in Iraq shrine attack

BAGHDAD: Islamic State group extremists attacked a shrine north of Baghdad, killing 30 people, just… Read More

UK’s Iraq inquiry to give its verdict after seven years

LONDON: Seven years after it began, the official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq… Read More

Iraq executes five after devastating Baghdad blast: ministry

BAGHDAD: Iraq executed five convicts on Monday, the justice ministry said, linking the timing of… Read More

Baghdad bombing death toll rises above 200: officials

BAGHDAD: At least 213 people were killed in Sunday's Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by the… Read More

Two ‘senior’ Islamic State military leaders killed in Iraq strike: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A coalition air strike near the Islamic State bastion of Mosul in Iraq has… Read More

US-led strikes pound Islamic State in Iraq, kill 250 fighters

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US-led coalition aircraft waged a series of deadly strikes against Islamic State… Read More

US-backed Syria rebels move on IS link to Iraq

BEIRUT: US-backed rebels advanced on a key Islamic State group supply line between Syria and… Read More

Iraq screening 20,000 people to stop IS infiltrators: army

BAGHDAD: Iraq is screening 20,000 people leaving the Fallujah area to stop jihadists of the… Read More

Iraq forces retake central Fallujah from IS

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi forces raised the national flag over the government compound in Fallujah on… Read More

Iraq makes arrests after dozens of Sunnis executed in Falluja

BAGHDAD: Iraq said on Monday it had made arrests as it investigates allegations that Shi'ite… Read More

US military missions undermined by civilian deaths: report

WASHINGTON: The United States underestimates the long-term impact of civilian deaths on its military missions and… Read More